Lynch will miss his second-straight game after being ruled out of Friday night's clash with the Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval. Cameron will return providing he completed Tuesday's main training session. Back-up ruckman Reilly O'Brien will also be sidelined again after he was a late scratching from the SANFL last week.- Lee Gaskin
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Dayne Beams
Shoulder
2-3 weeks
Tom Bell
Ankle
Season
Allen Christensen
Shoulder
Season
Darcy Gardiner
Elbow
TBC
Ryan Harwood
Foot
TBC
Mitch Robinson
Foot
Season
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
The fear is Gardiner's season could be over after his horror injury against the Bombers. Although it would leave a hole in the defence, it would also give Chris Fagan a chance to assess another player or two on his list. Beams is still a couple of weeks away from returning.- Michael Whiting
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Ed Curnow
Bruised larynx
4 weeks
Daniel Gorringe
Adductor
Test
Jed Lamb
Concussion
Test
Andrew Phillips*
Foot
Season
Sam Rowe*
Knee
Season
Alex Silvagni
Knee
1 week
Tom Williamson
Back
1 week
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
The Blues will be without Curnow for up to a month after the midfielder consulted a specialist. He suffered significant bruising to his larynx during the round 14 game against Richmond and missed last Saturday’s match against Adelaide. In better news, Lamb is expected to be available this weekend after missing last Saturday’s game with concussion. Silvagni and Williamson are back in full training and should be available for selection in round 17. - Howard Kotton
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Tyson Goldsack
Concussion and broken nose
Test
Max Lynch
Hip
Test
Darcy Moore
Hamstring
Test
Adam Oxley
Groin/hip
10-11 weeks
Ben Sinclair*
Hamstring
4-5 weeks
Daniel Wells
Calf
2-3 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
Goldsack and Moore were casualties from the Pies' loss to Hawthorn on Sunday and in good news are listed as tests for the clash with Essendon on Saturday. Wells is now a 2-3 proposition as he comes back from his latest calf injury. Sinclair is at least a month away with a long-term hamstring injury. - Ben Collins
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Patrick Ambrose
Quad
2-3 weeks
Mitch Brown
Ankle
6-7 weeks
Ben McNeice
Neck
Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
Defender Brown could have earned a recall to the senior team this week but his season could be over after suffering another ankle injury in the dying moments of the VFL clash last weekend. The former Cat is set to miss at least six weeks with the concern. McNiece is still recovering from a neck injury he suffered at training in recent weeks and the club is handling it in a cautious manner, while Ambrose's quad complaint will see him miss at least another two weeks. - Callum Twomey
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Michael Apeness
Knee
Season
Harley Bennell
Calf
1-2 weeks
Zac Clarke*
Knee
TBC
Josh Deluca
Ankle
Test
Stephen Hill
Calf
Test
Ed Langdon
Knee
Test
Alex Pearce
Leg
TBC
Aaron Sandilands
Hamstring
Season
Matthew Uebergang
Hamstring
TBC
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
Bennell is desperate to return to football after 16 months on the sidelines, but the Dockers are taking a cautious approach as his comeback game draws closer. Hill will train later in the week but is expected to return against the Roos. – Travis King
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Nakia Cockatoo
Hamstring
Test
Josh Cowan
Achilles
Season
Jordan Cunico
Ankle
Test
Cory Gregson*
Foot
Season
George Horlin-Smith
Ankle
Test
Darcy Lang
Shin
Test
Lincoln McCarthy
Groin
4-6 weeks
Daniel Menzel
Knee
Test
Quinton Narkle
Knee
Season
Tom Ruggles
Collarbone
4 weeks
Joel Selwood
Concussion
Test
Scott Selwood
Hamstring
Test
Tom Stewart
Fractured eye-socket
4-6 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
The Cats have more than half a dozen players facing tests after their injury list blew out last week. Most will be available however, and with Brandan Parfitt successfully returning via the VFL the Cats should have a stronger squad to face the Brisbane Lions. Giving a few of their senior players a rest remains an option too, given they sit in third spot.- Peter Ryan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Michael Barlow
Leg
Season
Sam Day
Hip
Season
Jarrad Grant
Groin
Test
Aaron Hall
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Pearce Hanley
Hamstring
Test
Kade Kolodjashnij
Concussion
Test
Brandon Matera
Foot
Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
For the second week in a row, Hanley came off against the Kangaroos with a hamstring niggle. It's not torn, but the Suns might want to err on the side of caution this week. Kolodjashnij and Matera will undergo tests this week, while Hall's hamstring was a little worse than first thought. - Michael Whiting
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matt Buntine
Knee
Season
Stephen Coniglio
Ankle
3-4 weeks
Brett Deledio
Calf
TBC
Jeremy Finlayson
Knee
6 weeks
Toby Greene
Ankle
Test
Ryan Griffen
Ankle
7-8 weeks
Harrison Himmelberg
Finger
3 weeks
Jacob Hopper
Finger
3 weeks
Adam Kennedy
Knee
Season
Tim Mohr
Calf
3-4 weeks
Sam Reid
Ankle
Test
Tim Taranto
Ankle
7-9 weeks
Lachlan Tiziani
Knee
1-2 weeks
Zac Williams
Hamstring
Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
Greene, Williams and Reid will be tested at training on Wednesday at Spotless Stadium in a bid to prove their fitness for the Hawks clash, with Reid the most likely of that trio to feature, after he played out the game against Geelong on Saturday night. Deledio is edging close to a return after doing some more training last week. - Adam Curley
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Grant Birchall
Knee
1-2 weeks
Jonathon Ceglar*
ACL
Indefinite
Jack Fitzpatrick
Concussion
Indefinite
James Frawley
Turf toe
1-3 weeks
Josh Gibson
Groin
2-3 weeks
Kieran Lovell
Shoulder
Indefinite
Jaeger O'Meara
Knee
Indefinite
Jonathan O'Rourke
Hamstring
2-4 weeks
Cyril Rioli
PCL
4-6 weeks
Ben Stratton
Knee
Season
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
Big news at the Hawks with Stratton out for the season and Birchall set to miss at least a week, both because of knee injuries. Don’t hold your breath on Rioli playing again this year, either. Gibson and Frawley will get back and the hope is that O’Meara will, too. Puopolo faces a test ahead of the Giants game this week. - Ashley Browne
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Angus Brayshaw
Concussion
Indefinite
Lochie Filipovic
Hip
3-4 weeks
Colin Garland*
Knee
Season
Jeff Garlett
Hamstring
Test
Jesse Hogan
Testicular cancer
Test
Nathan Jones
Quad
4 weeks
Pat McKenna
Hamstring
4 weeks
Christian Salem
Hamstring
3-4 weeks
Tim Smith
Navicular bone
Season
Dom Tyson
Knee
Test
Aaron vandenBerg*
Heel
Season
Jack Viney
Foot
4-6 weeks
Jack Watts
Hamstring
Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
Hogan trained strongly on Tuesday and will need to do so again on Friday to prove his fitness ahead of Sunday's clash against Carlton. Watts and Garlett will need to pick up their training on Friday, while Tyson is in doubt. - Ben Guthrie
Paul Ahern*
Knee
Season
Trent Dumont
Managed
Test
Ben Jacobs
Lower leg
TBC
Oscar Junker
Broken tibia
TBC
Jamie Macmillan
Finger
6-8 weeks
Braydon Preuss
Elbow
Test
Kayne Turner
Knee
3 weeks
Ed Vickers-Willis
PCL
TBC
Jarrad Waite
Calf
3-4 weeks
Declan Watson
Ankle
Test
Marley Williams
Back
1-2 weeks
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
Waite's latest injury setback will put him on the sidelines for the third time this season. He hurt the AC joint in his left shoulder in round one and copped a one-week suspension for a rough conduct charge in round seven. But Macmillan's season could be over after requiring finger surgery. Williams was a late withdrawal last week and will miss again, while Preuss didn't play in the VFL at the weekend. - Marc McGowan
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Karl Amon
Knee
Assess
Hamish Hartlett
Corked thigh
Assess
Updated: Wednesday, July 5
Track watch
Hartlett didn't train with the main group on Wednesday. He was restricted to walking and light duties. Amon is another week or two away. Hombsch is available for Sunday's trip to Perth to face West Coast after he was a late scratching with a knee injury in the loss to Richmond. - Lee Gaskin
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Reece Conca*
Foot
Indefinite
Nathan Drummond*
Knee
Season
Todd Elton
Shoulder
Test
Ben Griffiths
Concussion
Indefinite
Shaun Hampson*
Back
Indefinite
Bachar Houli
Suspension
Round 19
Ben Lennon
Hamstring
1 week
Callum Moore
Ankle
Test
Steven Morris
Hamstring
4-5 weeks
Nick Vlastuin
Shoulder
Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
Vlastuin pulled up sore after his VFL return two weeks ago and needs to pass a fitness test this week to return, likely at VFL level again. Shai Bolton has come off the injury list after being managed for one match. Conca hopes to have a more definitive timeline for his return in the coming week. - Nathan Schmook
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
David Armitage
Groin
3 weeks
Nick Coughlan
Hamstring
2-3 weeks
Sam Gilbert
Concussion
Test
Hugh Goddard
Foot
Season
Paddy McCartin
Concussion
Test
Darren Minchington
Ankle
6-8 weeks
Jimmy Webster
Suspension
Available round 18
Brandon White
Concussion
Test
Nathan Wright
Calf
Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
The signs are positive for McCartin. He's feeling good and has been training but needs to pass the concussion test to be declared fit for the weekend. Gilbert was concussed after a heavy tackle from Fremantle forward Cam McCarthy and will similarly need to overcome that injury. - Dinny Navaratnam
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Darcy Cameron
Shoulder
Season
Harry Cunningham
Foot
1-2 weeks
Will Hayward
Foot
1 week
Callum Mills
Concussion
Test
Kurt Tippett
Ankle
1 week
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
Callum Mills will be tested later in the week after being concussed in the incident with Melbourne's Tom Bugg, but should be right to face Gold Coast. Tippett and Cunningham will be a chance to play in round 17, while Hayward is also likely back next week after the Swans opted to be cautious with the first year forward's recovery from foot soreness.- Adam Curley
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Matthew Allen
Foot
Season
Tarir Bayok
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Sam Butler
Hamstring
3-4 weeks
Shannon Hurn
Concussion/hamstring
Test
Josh Kennedy
Calf
Test
Mark LeCras
Hip
Test
Nic Naitanui*
Knee
Late 2017 season
Jackson Nelson
Hamstring
Test
Matt Priddis
Soreness
Test
Willie Rioli
Hamstring
1-2 weeks
Will Schofield
Hip
Test
Simon Tunbridge
Knee
1-2 weeks
Daniel Venables
Toe
1-2 weeks
Jake Waterman
Foot
1-2 weeks
Sharrod Wellingham
Hip
Test
Updated: Tuesday, July 4
Early prognosis
A host of senior players should be available this week – including big names Kennedy, Hurn, Priddis and LeCras. That quartet trained on Monday while Schofield and Nelson were also out on the track. The Eagles are hopeful Wellingham will overcome a corked hip to be available. Tunbridge is nearing a return after a hybrid-LARS knee reconstruction in December. Josh Hill is available after missing last round through illness. - Travis King
Player
Injury
Estimated Return
Marcus Adams
Foot
9-10 weeks
Tom Boyd
Mental health
Indefinite
Travis Cloke
Mental health
Indefinite
Stewart Crameri
Hip
Season
Josh Dunkley
Shoulder
5-6 weeks
Fergus Greene
Arm
4-5 weeks
Lin Jong
Knee
Season
Tom Liberatore
Cork
Test
Roarke Smith
Knee
Season
Lukas Webb
Ankle
Test
Updated: Wednesday, July 5
Early prognosis
Liberatore (cork) and Boyd (calf) could both return for Friday night’s clash with Adelaide if they pass fitness tests. - Ryan Davidson
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